Mall of the North

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Mall of the North
Alternative names
  • MOTN
  • The North Mall
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeShopping mall
Location Bendor Park, South Africa
Address R81, Bendor Park, 0699
Coordinates 23°52′25″S29°30′33″E / 23.8737°S 29.5093°E / -23.8737; 29.5093 (Mall of the North)
Current tenants List of Tenants
Construction startedMay 2009
Construction stoppedApril 2011
Opened14 April 2011 (2011-04-14)
Cost R1.2 billion [1]
Owner
  • Resilient REIT
  • Moolman Group
  • Flanagan & Gerard
Height
Top floorUF (Upper Floor Shopping Level)
Technical details
Floor count2
Floor area77 788m²
Design and construction
Architect(s)MDS Architecture
Developer
  • Resilient Properties Income Fund
  • Moolman Group
  • Flanagan & Gerard Property Development & Investments
Structural engineerL&S Consulting
Civil engineerL&S Consulting
Other designers
  • Pienaar & Erwee (electrical engineer)
  • Norval Wentzel Steinberg (quantity surveyor)
  • PD Naidoo & Associates (traffic engineer)
  • Rawlins Wales Partnership (electrical engineer)
  • Charles Pein & Partners (mechanical engineer)
  • Orion Project Managers (programme and tenant coordination)
Other information
Number of stores180
ParkingFree parking
Website
mallofthenorth.co.za
References
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Mall of the North (often shortened to MOTN), is a super regional shopping mall situated in Bendor Park, Polokwane in the Limpopo province of South Africa. It has a mix of shops, restaurants and a (Ster-Kinekor) cinema complex. [7]

Contents

On April 14, 2011, Mall of the North was personally officiated by the former Premier of Limpopo, Cassel Mathale alongside the executive mayor of Polokwane, Freddy Greaver. [8] [9]

Pick n Pay and Checkers are the anchor tenants, they occupy more than 5 000m2 of floor space, as well as Edgars, Woolworths and Game. [10]

Statistics

Key performance statistics
2018201920202021
January705 588674 588682 721603 530
February592 564620 394663 060586 267
March706 798726 798603 808602 116
April685 068672 688310 588576 264
May662 146668 342461 561620 730
June706 555702 422512 671574 894
July736 366693 412545 906588 594
August703 542720 836590 232606 003
September696 125694 044595 822618 844
October679 310671 916658 570682 903
November754 558764 243681 361690 716
December1 003 121995 740908 201958 606

Tenants

Mall of the North is composed of 180 stores including Pick n Pay, Woolworth, Checkers, Game and Edgars. Nationally, the mall include Truworths, two Foschini stores neighboring each other, Mr. Price, Dis-Chem and Clicks. Anchors are aided by a full range of fashion, footwear, sportswear, furnishings, home decor and healthcare stores. Includes exciting international brands H&M, Pringle of Scotland, Lacoste, Polo, Levi's and international retailers Cotton On and Factorie. Banks include African Bank, Standard Bank, ABSA, FNB, Old Mutual, Nedbank and Capitec Bank. Entertainment includes 6 Ster-Kinekor cines and The Fun Company. [7]

Services

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Amenities

See also

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